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Originally Posted by Chadicus
I suspect that you are right. Which is a shame because in my mind the GT 350R should be competing with the ZL1 1LE.... Not competing with a FBO 1LE
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I think the problem is that this time around Ford was fighting backwards. They went after the 5th Gen ZL1 and 5th Gen Z28 with the S550 Shelby. But they weren't thinking that the 6th Gen would be out 1 year later. So the Shelby did out-perform the 5th Gen Zs. But Chevy swung for the fences with the 6th Gen SS 1LE and the ZL1 and Ford wasn't ready for that. So they're stuck with cars that are on par with the previous Generation Camaros and can't really compete with the new stuff. Chevy thought ahead with the platform they have now. I'm not seeing how Ford can make a rival to the ZL1 and come in at the same cost and have similar options. At least not in the S550 body and not this late in the game. But I'm still waiting to see if they come out with a GT500 because that would be their only saving grace at this point.